nytimes.com — The band ate locally grown organic food off plates and forks made of biodegradable potato starch. Its members drank from reusable canteens instead of plastic bottles. They traveled in a four-bus caravan fueled with biodiesel. And a portion of the proceeds from shows, along with donations, were used to purchase renewable energy credits...
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sandfishMar 16, 2007
What you just said is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
thumperingsMar 16, 2007
no he's absolutely right. This is the dumbest token gesture hypocritical bulls**t I have ever heard.. Thery still have millions in the bank, and I'm sure they don't live in teepees ....only when people are looking, and it's not because of their conscious, it' s because people are watching. There clowns are laughable.
mpphanMar 16, 2007
I never really liked rock/metal/whatever kind of music. (except for that Dragonforce song, gawd that's awesome)Now they've earned my props and respect.
Closed AccountMar 16, 2007
"I wish I had the idea of carbon credits (maybe not too late to get a startup going). It's such a f**king scam that I just laugh at people that buy them."It reminds me of those people who "sell" stars and areas of the moon, and the idiots who "buy" them.
Closed AccountMar 16, 2007
i think garroting them with their recycled guitar strings might be a little more poetic justic
zeraMar 16, 2007
The fish DNA in food argument stems from a complete misunderstanding of the science. Researchers do experiments with fish DNA in plants in order to understand and identify different parts of the plant's DNA. It is a powerful tool for research. None of those plants are ever intended for consumption, nor ever make it to market.
arcanemachineMar 16, 2007
A couple things here:First, this is just a PR move to improve the image of the band in question, I don't care who it is, I'm sure Madonna, Phish, et. al do this all the time for the same reason.Secondly, why, oh why are you digging up the grammar nazi?
connielingusMar 16, 2007
I, for own, welcome our biodegradable potato starch fork-using, rocking overlords.